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  Report: Grid pricing not keeping up with distributed energy

  A new report from the Energy Innovation Lab says outdated utility rate structures are holding back the spread of renewable energy technology.

  By Greentech Media  .  27 August 2014

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  Will Minnesota be the next state to reform utilities?

  The Midwest is not known for aggressively pushing the agenda on clean energy issues. But that may be changing as Minnesota joins other leading states in the effort to remake the electricity sector.

  By Greentech Media  .  1 August 2014

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  Storage once again becoming a 'big deal' for solar

  Over the last decade and a half, battery storage went from being the core enabler of solar PV to a marginal technology. But the industry is getting back to those roots and embracing storage once again.

  By Greentech Media  .  17 June 2014

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  For some utility execs, carbon rules are only one worry

  One would think that last week's landmark EPA proposal to limit CO2 emissions from power plants would be the main topic of discussion at a utility industry conference.

  By Greentech Media  .  9 June 2014

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  Will utilities control behind-the-meter solar batteries?

  There’s little doubt that the combination of rooftop PV and ever-cheaper lithium-ion batteries is going to cause significant disruption in utility business models and customer relationships.

  By Greentech Media  .  18 April 2014

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  Exec warns of 'shockingly stupid' planning in energy sector

  "The system from the 1930s isn’t going to work in the long term," says NRG Energy's David Crane.

  By Greentech Media  .  28 February 2014

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  Can distributed storage help expand Midwest solar markets?

  A company specializing in networked energy storage modules says energy pricing in the PJM Interconnection makes Illinois prime territory for solar power.

  By Greentech Media  .  25 February 2014

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  Is the distributed energy future already here?

  While renewable resources are growing fast, by far the biggest share of untapped distributed energy comes from combined heat and power systems and rarely used backup generators.

  By Greentech Media  .  18 February 2014

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  Study: How wind energy can improve grid reliability

  Wind energy suffers from an image problem because it's intermittent. But wind farms could actually improve power reliability in an economic way, according to a recent study.

  By Greentech Media  .  28 January 2014

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  $43 million in USDA loans flow to rural smart grids

  The USDA has handed out billions of dollars in loans for energy and communications projects over the past few years — including small, but significant, portions aimed at the smart grid.

  By Greentech Media  .  19 December 2013